Environmental impacts of products in China

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 4102-4109

  Yang, Yi ^a   Suh, Sangwon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND INFORMATION; CHINESE ECONOMY; CHINESE INDUSTRY; DATA SOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DATA; ENVIRONMENTAL DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN; HYBRID APPROACH; INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES; INPUT-OUTPUT; INTEGRAL PART; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY DATABASE; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; SIMPLIFIED METHOD;

DATABASE SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEATING; LIFE CYCLE; SUPPLY CHAINS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ARSENIC; CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; MERCURY;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; INVENTORY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CHINA; COOKING; DATA BASE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD INTAKE; HEATING; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INPUT OUTPUT LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RURAL AREA; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTION;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRY;

CHINA;

EID: 79955540660     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es103206g     Document Type: Article

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